Horseshoe



June 10, 1930. E. H. LANGLOIS 1,763,433

' aonsnsnog Filed Jan. 12, 1929 ii 5 H 5 INVENTOR Earl HIangZms ATTORNEY Patented June 10, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RARL n. LANGLOIS, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AssIeNoR TO THE VICTORY RACING PLATE OOMP NY, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND HORSESHOE Application filed January 12, 1929. Serial 170. 332,192.

This invention relates to horseshoes, mainly designed for race horses and known as racing plates, the general object of the invention being to make the shoe of light material, such as aluminum alloy, with a calk of material having great wear-resisting qualities, such as steel, with novel means for connecting the calk with the shoe.

Another object of the invention is to so form the shoe that there is no danger of the horse injuring itself by the shoe on the hoof of one leg striking another leg, and

also to provide means whereby pebbles and the like are prevented from accumulating between the shoe and the hoof.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Fig. l is a bottom plan view of the shoe,

Fig. 2 is a top plan View, 0

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of F g. 1,

Fig. 4 is a section on line H of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective View, with parts in section, through the calk-carrying part of the shoe.

In these views, the numeral 1 indicates the shoe which is formed of metal combining lightness with the requisite strength and stiffness. such as aluminum alloy, said shoe being provided with the usual groove 2 1n its under face and the nail holes 3 which open out into the groove, so that the shoe can be nailed to the hoof in the usual manner. The calk 3 is placed in the toe part of the groove, this calk being formed of metal which has great wear-resisting qualities, such as steel. This calk has a wide flat or rectangular base 4 forming projections at its sides, with downward projections 5 thereon, which fit in holes 6 in the shoe; and the calk is provided with a straight outer wall 7 and a beveled inner wall 8, which walls form a sharp lower edge on the calk. After the base is placed in the groove with the pins 5 engaging the holes 6, the metal of the shoe is upset or pressed against the calk, as shown at 9, so as to hold the calk in place. This upset metal merges into the walls of the calk, as shown.

The outer lower or ground edge of the shoe is rounded, as at 10, so as to eliminate a sharp corner at this part of the shoe, whlch will prevent the shoe injuring the horse if the shoe on one leg should strike another leg; and the inner upper edge of the shoe is beveled, as shown at 11, so as to prevent the accumulation of pebbles and the like between the shoe and the hoof.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a racing plate of extreme lightness and of the requisite strength and durability, with a calk having great wearing qualities, with novel means for connecting the calk with the shoe. By rounding the outer edge of the shoe as shown, there is no danger of the shoe injuring the horse if one shoe should come in contact with a leg of the horse, and by beveling the inner part of the shoe, pebbles and the like are prevented from accumulating between the shoe and the hoof.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is A horseshoe for race horses comprism a body having a groove in the lower face 0 v its toe portion, with holes in said toe portion communicating with the groove, a calk having a substantially rectangular base forming projections at the sides of the calk, said base fitting in the groove, the walls of the groove being upset over the rojecting parts of the base to hold the call? in place, projections on the base entering the holes, the inner wall of the calk being beveled.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

EARL H. LANGLOIS. 

